- take it out of someone
the final lap has taken it out of Johnson
Syn:exhaust, drain, enervate, tire, fatigue, wear out, weary, debilitate; informal poop
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take it out of someone
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take (something) out on (someone) — to express negative feelings by behaving badly toward someone who is not responsible. I know you re angry at your boss, but don t take it out on the kids … New idioms dictionary
take it out on someone or something — tv. o punish or harm someone or something because one is angry or disturbed about something. □ I’m sorry about your difficulty, but don’t take it out on me. □ Don’t take it out on the cat … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take it out of someone — EXHAUST, drain, enervate, tire, fatigue, wear out, weary, debilitate; informal knacker, poop. → take … Useful english dictionary
take the wind out of someone's sails — To deprive someone of an advantage, to frustrate or discomfit someone • • • Main Entry: ↑wind * * * take the wind out of someone’s sails phrase to make someone feel less confident, usually by saying or doing something unexpected Thesaurus: to… … Useful english dictionary
take a leaf out of someone's book — To profit by someone s example • • • Main Entry: ↑book take a leaf out of someone s book see under ↑book • • • Main Entry: ↑leaf * * * take a leaf out of/from/someone’s book … Useful english dictionary
take a leaf from someone's book — take a leaf out of/from/someone’s book phrase to copy what someone else does because they are successful at doing it They should take a leaf out of industry’s book and pay both management and staff on results. Thesaurus: to copy someone or… … Useful english dictionary
Take Me Out to the Ball Game — is an early 20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of baseball although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song.cite web | url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200153239/def… … Wikipedia
take the words right out of someone's mouth — see ↑word, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑mouth take the words right out of someone s mouth : to say exactly what someone was thinking I agree! You took the words right out of my mouth! • • • Main Entry: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
take a leaf out of someone's book — take a leaf out of (someone s) book to copy something that someone else does because it will bring you advantages. Maybe I should take a leaf out of Robert s book and start coming in at ten every morning … New idioms dictionary
take a leaf out of someone's book — If you take a leaf out of someone s book, you copy something they do because it will help you … The small dictionary of idiomes
